After interfering with an eagle's nest and getting blinded as a result thereof, a Bavarian aristocrat gets past his handicap and showers his wisdom on his children and their commoner spouses.One of the "Heimatfilme" with imposiing mountains and good ol' country wisdom.

THERE IS A NEWSREEL PREVIEW BEFORE THE FILM, JUST AS GERMAN AUDIENCES MIGHT HAVE SEEN WHEN THE MOVIE WAS FIRST SHOWN (except this newsreel may not be contemporary to when the film was released).

DVD-R IS IN GERMAN WITH NO SUBTITLES (except for the Newsreel). APPROX. 110 MINS. COMBINED TOTAL. WORN, VHS-LIKE FILM QUALITY OVERALL; BUT WATCHABLE.